Zach's Time Line

Eyeglasses

Oct 9, 1284

They were invented by Allesandro Della Spina after a man named Salvino shared his invention with the public. Some of the first eye glasses had frames that were made out of a wood or sometimes bone. The lenses were created out of a quarts manly because they had yet to be perfected.(Inventions of the Renaissance smore)

Townspeople

Period: 1300 to 1700

There were 4 types of jobs that town people did during the Renascence.Butchers were made of artisans,shopkeepers,and guild.Patricians they traded,worked in the industry and did the banking jobs.The workers helped keep the divisions running, and then there were the unemployed people .( Daily life during the Renaissance slide-3)

Peasants

Period: 1300 to 1400

They worked on farmlands for very low wages.Had similar jobs to the peasants during the middle ages. More peasants became free after the decline of the Manorial system.(daily life during the Renaissance slide-3)

Nobility

Period: 1300 to 1700

They held high political positions like the kings advisor. Were to be fearless warriors but also needed to have a high education and understand and study Greek an Rome. They were born and not made and must have grace,character,and talent.(Life during the Renaissance notes slide 2)

Other Reformer

Oct 9, 1330

Martin Luther might have made a major impact within the reforming of the church but he wasn't the only one to try. Many of the people just couldn't make a difference in the church because of the lack of support they received.One of those people was Desiderius Erasmus who targeted the corruption inside the church. (Martin Luther reforming notes)

Fresco

Jan 26, 1370

Frescoes were created as the first masterpiece of the renascences.
They were made with water based paints to give the picture more depth. These types of artwork led to more realistic art being created in the future.
(Artistic movements slide 15)

Medicis

Oct 9, 1389

A wealthy merchant family that funded the artist. They would often buy art from painters. The Medicis would sometimes have specific types of art made for them.
(Italian renascence slide 8)

Jan ven Eyck

Oct 9, 1390

One of the first to perfect the use of oil painting techniques. This gave his paintings more depth and a realism look. He worried less about the perspective of the painting and more about the detail to the subjects.
(Artistic movements slide 25)

Hummanism

Oct 9, 1400

Humanism was based off the idea of secularism and that people should at other parts of the world for insight or inspiration.Also believed that life should be centered around humans.It inspired the study of new subjects that had not yet been focused on.( Artistic movements of the Renaissance)

Scientific Discovery pt1

Oct 9, 1410

Oil painting was discovered and made popular by Jan van Eyck .It became it was able to be incorperated into many diffrent things.It was also used to give paintings very crucial 3D details on them.(Inventions of the Renaissance smore)

Lorenzo Medici

Apr 8, 1449

Lorenzo was the grandson of Cosimo Medici. Cosimo during his time was the wealthiest European in the world. Lorenzo went on to invest heavily into the art of the Renascence.

Raphael

Mar 12, 1483

Raphael was well know for his many depictions of the virgin marry. He was able to achieve an idea of beauty that no one else was able to imitate. He also has a few frescoes pained in the popes palace.
(Artistic movements Slide 20)

Martin Luther

Jun 13, 1483

Martin was a monk who didn't agree with what the church was telling the people. He published his 95 thesis on a piece of paper and nailed it in town so everyone could see it. He eventually translated the entire bible to German so that everyone could read it and understand it as well.

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1490

Michelangelo did painting,sculpting,and architecture.He is credited with many frescoes on the Sistine chapel.He is mostly known for his Fresco the creation of Adam.
(Artistic movements notes slide 24)

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1490

Leonardo was well known for his mastery of realist painting.He studied the human body and also dissected them to understand how they worked. He also was able to set the new standard of what beauty was.( Artistic movements notes slide 19)

Lutherism

Aug 23, 1517

Many of Luther followers sided with Luther's sayings of the catholic churches teachings. They believed that reading and following the bible was the only way you could live a happy and successful life. They decided to partner with Luther and ignore the church teachings altogether. (Martin Luther notes)

Catholic church

Oct 9, 1517

One of the teachings of the catholic church was that if you were to buy an indulgence then who ever you bought it for would be able to get out of purgatory.They also told people that no matter how bad a crime you were to commit you would be fine if you had an indulgence.Indulgences were the only way to get out of purgatory faster. (Reformation summary notes slide-3)

Catholic Church

Oct 9, 1517

The Catholic church told people that if they were to visit holy places they would be higher up.When they traveled to these places they would have to pay a fee to the church so they could enter.They would also only be permitted to stay for a certain length of time because the church wanted to get as much people in and out as possible.(Reformation Summary notes slide-3)

Litureature

Oct 9, 1517

Was believed that woman would be just as successful as man if given the same educational opportunities.They also read many books they thought to be important to the Greek or roman era.There was a collection of stories 29 pilgrims going to a tomb of St Thomas Bekket.(artistic movement of the Renaissance)

Education

Oct 9, 1517

Education was seen as a tool to help people reach their potential. Focused mostly on the liberal arts social studies, grammar, poetry, math,and history.Physical education was also important to them so they had activities like archery, swimming, fishing, and wrestling.

Catholic Church

Oct 9, 1517

The Church believed that the only way you could achieve salvation was if you went to church. No matter how kind you were to other people or your community the church said that it didn't matter if you don't go to the practices. The church saw not going to the worship as a kind of disloyalty.

Scientific Discovery pt 3

Oct 9, 1524

A while after the clock was invented Charles the II decided to make it small enough so it could be carried easily.When they first started to change the appearance of it it didn't have any glass to protect the gears or hands.The watches would often loose hours on them as well making them not so reliable.(inventions of the Renaissance smore)

Microscope

Oct 9, 1590

The Microscope was created by a Dutch man named Anton van Leeuwenhoek.It was made to have different kinds of lenses to see thing up close that were to small to see with the normal eye. At first it had several different lenses in it at a time but later on it was perfected to only need one.(inventions of the Renaissance smore)

Scientific Discovery pt2

Oct 9, 1656

The Mechanical clock was first invented by a Chineese man named I-Hsing.The clocks needed constant attention to keep them in check though other wise they would be telling the wrong time.They also didn't count seconds but only rang on the hours of the day.
(inventions of the Renaissance smore)

Matches

Oct 9, 1826

Matches were invented by Robert Boyle but his design was very different They were a piece of wood with paper on them coated in phosphorus.These were pretty important because they allowed fires to be started quicker and much easier.( Inventions of the Renaissance smore)